Combination heater and cooking stove



April 25, 1950 l. A. PAIGE 2,505,200

COMBINATION HEATER AND COOKING STOVE Filed Jan. 16, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I I 6 65 J9 IN VEN TQR. [acme a Page, BY M W-u. u4/

April 25, 1950 y l, PAIGE 2,505,200

COMBINATION HEATER AND COOKING STOVE Filed Jan. 16, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 26 w m 7 5 M 5 I I :1 IN VEN TOR.

W IIII 1 Patented Apr. 25, 1950 UN I TED- STAT-ES PATENTv OFFICE COMBINATION HEATER AND COOKING STOVE Isaac-A. Paige, Chicago, Ill.--

Application January 16, 1946, Serial N0. 641g472 6 Claims.

moved relative to the heating element whereby the-device maybe converted from a tilted bowltype heater to an upright-cooking stove, or vice versa.

These and other objects will be apparent fromv a descriptionof thepreferred formof my invention which is. shown,- by way ofillustration, in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig; 1 is a plan of my device in position for use as'a cooking stove;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of my device asshown in.

Fig. 1, with certain parts thereof in section;

Fig. 3 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 2 showing the device arranged for use as a heater and illustrating the manner in which my device may be arranged for use as a cooking stove;

Fig. 4 is an elevation of aportion of Fig. 3 showing the pivotal connection between the heating element support and the base;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the'heating element;

Fig. 6 is a plan or the heating element; and

Fig. is a wiring diagranroi the electrical circuit.

The preferred form of my device, as illustrated in the drawings, comprises a supporting standard or base member l0 having an upright supporting element or post il, a heating element l2 removably positioned in a base or connecting member I3 which is pivotally mounted at M on the post H and a bowl-type heat reflector element l5 provided with a protective cage or grill member IS.

The standard l0 provides a support for the whole device and includes the upright tubular post ll having a top edge IT. A bracket l8 projects from the top of the post II and is provided with a reduced portion l9 forming one of the pivotal connecting members at the pivot point M. The reduced portion E9 of the bracket is is received between the legs at of a bracket 2i which forms the other pivotal connecting member. A pivot pin 22 provided with an adjustin thumb nut 23 connects the members in detachable pivotal relation. The bracket 2| extends upwardly and carries the'ba'se or socket member 13* for the heating element E2.

The heating element 12, asillustrated in Figs.

5 and 6, includes the cone-shaped porcelain member 24 and three downwardly directed contact posts-or pins 25 secured in the base'thereof.

Electrical resistance wire N ls-wound around the outside surface of the cone-shaped porcelain ele-- ment 24. The top and bottom ends 2'! and 28, of the resistance WireZS' are connected to twoof the contact posts 25.- An intermediate connection 29- is made between the resistance wire- 26 and thethird one of the contact posts 25. Sockets 30 are provided in the base It toreceive the-contact posts'25 whereby the heating element 12 may bereadily removed from the device for replacement or repairs An insulator 3| is provided between the'heatingelement I 2- and the base l3.

A bowl-type heat reflectormember- [5, havingthe' inner surface 32 provided with chrome plating or the like, is arranged on the member I 3 by means of a tubular-sleeve 33 which movably telescopes over the member l3-whereby it may be positioned over the pivot point l4 with-the lower edge 34 thereof-in engagement with the upper edge H of the supporting post I l as shown in Fig.- 2. In this position the tubular sleeve 33 retains the heating element l2 and its-supporting-mem ber l3' in upright position The reflector i5 is provided with a cage or grill-like cover 16 which is removably secured to the outer flange 35 of the reflector l5 by means of clips 36 and latch means 31 (Fig. 1). trally depressed portion ta -which is reinforced to provide, when in the position shown in Fig. '2, a supporting :surface for a cooking. utensil. grill i5 is arranged on the reflector l5, so that, when the reflector I5 is in the outward position (Fig. 3) and the device is being used as a heater, the grill It is spaced a substantial distance from the heating element l2. When the device is being used as a cooking stove and the reflector I5 is in the inner position (Fig. 2) the grill I6 is relatively close to the heating element l2, so that the cooking utensil thereon is close to the heating element l2. A stop plate 39 is provided on the member It to limit the outward movement of the reflector l5. The reflector i5 is provided with a handle 40.

A switch 41 is provided in the base I!) of my device and electrical connection is provided with a current supply line 42 b means of the conventional connecting member 53. When member 43 is connected to the current supply line 42 one end 28 of the resistance wire 26 is directly connected The grill It is provided with a cen-- The to the supply line 42, the other end 21 is connected to one terminal of the switch M, the intermediate connection 29 is connected to another terminal of switch 41 and a third terminal of switch 4| is connected to the supply line 42. By means of this arrangement all of the resistance wire 26 may be supplied with current or only half of it, depending on the position of the arm of switch 4!. When the arm of switch 4| is positioned to supply current to all the resistance wire 26 the current required is preferably 1330 watts. Movement of the switch arm to its other position reduces the required current to 660 watts. Of course the resistance wire selected may require more or less current as desired and other switching arrangements may be provided to vary the amount of wire which is supplied with current and thus control the heat produced by the heating element. Any other conventional arrangement may be provided to control the heat produced so that some variation in cooking and heating temperatures may be provided.

While I have specifically described certain details of construction and materials utilized in the preferred form of my device, it will be understood that other details of construction and materials may be resorted to within the scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. A combination electric stove and heater comprising a base member having an upright supporting member, a removable heating unit, a socket support for said heating unit, pivotal means connecting said support to said upright member,

and a, bowl-like reflector member having a sleeve portion surrounding said support and having a removable grill on the outer end thereof, said reflector member being movable on said support to position said grill relatively close to said heating unit and to position said sleeve over said pivotal means and thereby retain said heating unit and said reflector member in an upright position.

2. In an electric heater unit comprising a base, an upright support, a heating unit, means pivotally mounting said unit on said base, and a bowl-type reflector, means for converting said heating unit into a cooking unit comprising a sleeve member on said reflector in telescoping relation with said pivotal mounting means and movable to a position whereby said heating unit is retained in vertical position.

3. In a structure as recited in claim 5, a grill removably secured on said reflector and movable with said reflector from a position spaced a substantial distance from said heating unit to a position relatively close to said heating unit.

4. An electric heater unit comprising a base support, an electric heating unit, means supporting said heating unit on said base support for movement from a vertical position to a tilted position, and a. bowl-like reflector having a sleeve portion on one end positioned around said supporting means and a grill on the other end, said reflector being movable relativ to the heating unit when said heating unit is in vertical position to move said grill into a position adjacent to the heating unit and to move said sleeve portion into contact with said base support to retain said heating unit in said vertical position.

5. A combined heater and cooking stove comprising a base portion, an electrically heated head portion, a pivotal connection between said portions for permitting the head portion to be tilted from an inclined heating position to a horizontal cooking position, a protective grill member on said head portion, a support for said grill movably connected to said head portion, and an axial- 1y extending portion on said support movable into telescoping engagement with said base portion and. extending over said pivotal connection for rendering said pivotal connection inoperative when the head portion is moved into a horizontal position.

6. An electric heating unit, means including a pivotal connection for supporting said unit in either a vertical position or a tilted position, a heat reflecting member having a protective grill removably secured to the outer end thereof, and means movably mounting said reflecting member on said heating unit, said mounting means including relatively slidable interengaging portions adapted to extend over said pivotal connection and rigidl connect the reflectin member and the heating unit whereby when said heating unit is in vertical position and said reflecting member is moved to position said grill immediately above said heating unit said heating unit will be secured in vertical position by said interengaging portions.

ISAAC A. PAIGE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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